Tough Choice: Proac D25 or Dynaudio Special 25

I did listen to the Harbeth M30, and Compact 7 prior to purchasing the Dynaudio Special 25. I thought the Compact 7 was a nice speaker but felt the M30 much nicer, especially the upper frequencies, more liquid, more musical, no brightness or grain with brass. I really liked the M30 and can see it being the ultimate speaker for many. I however found it did not have as much wt at the lower end as I liked and after much head scratching went with the special 25. I think all are a great choice but would highly recommend a listen before purchase.

I have not heard the Proacs but am familiar with the dynaudio 25 and own a pair. I can tell you what I like about them. They disappear easily, I like to hear one large deep sound stage and the Dynaudios do that well. I think they have great detail but they are a bit on the heavy full bodied sound side, they do not sound light and airy. I find them to be very liquid sounding with my current set up but with the wrong cables I found them to be a bit grainy at the top end. The base is huge, deep and solid. I listen to Jazz, classical, pop. Prefer acoustic music, light detailed but want all the music, not just the mid range. Very very happy with the Dynaudio 25's .